The world of social media was simply not ready to accept the findings of a new WHO report which has categorized sausages, ham, bacon and other processed meats as carcinogens that significantly increase the risk of bowel cancer.

But many were lost for words, and resorted to simply posting pictures of a treat that may well be banned from the shops at the behest of UN bureaucrats, only to be bought from underground butchers, one strip at a time.